Where's Wally World?

I have 2 very good friends about whom I am going to blog today (I know they are both expecting this to happen and, of course, I couldn't let them down). Last night, our Sunday School class went out to eat together and we had a wonderful time; but, the highlight of my trip happened while we were standing in the buffet line. Let me back up and tell you that Friend #1, several weeks ago, had asked me just where Wally World was since I had blogged about it on various occasions. Another friend and I had to laugh at her because we thought everyone knew this term referred to Wal-Mart...NOT! #1 was quite shocked when we explained this to her. Well, evidently, friend #2 got in on the tail end of that conversation weeks ago. She, too, has been reading my blog in which I referred to Wally World. So, last night, Friend #2, very seriously, asked me if Wally World sold wedding gifts and things. I told her that I had never seen any there because I had never looked for any there. Another friend of mine told her that they did because she had seen plenty and had actually purchased some. Friend #2 then said she was asking because she didn't want to drive that far if they didn't carry them. Now, this is when I became curious. Where did she think she had to drive to I wondered. I knew there was a Wally World very close to her home, not the one I shop at, however. Then she said, "I have never shopped at a Wally World before." Now, that's when I surely lost my composure! So, I asked her , "Do you mean that you have never shopped at a Wal-Mart before?" Immediately, her lights were turned on!

I wouldn't go on about this but I just couldn't help it! She's a good sport, however, and she told me to have fun with it. (And so, I will... in the morning, during Sunday School...and every other chance I get! heehee)

How much is enough?

The work is now beginning. 6 of us held our first planning meeting for our 50th class reunion. This will be a chore but I look forward to having a great time next September. That gives us a lot of time to plan for this reunion. If you have any good ideas for something to include which will make it special, please comment.

The lottery has been won by a bunch of "cheesies" I understand. I ask myself what I would do if I were fortunate enough to come across a million dollars after taxes. That's a tough one because I understand everyone would be receiving calls from people begging for some of it. After much thought, I think I would like my expenditures up this way: (1) Give my tenth to the church (if they would accept it under the circumstances); (2), Give our of my 4 children $100,000 to go to help them as they see fit; (3) Save $300,00 for Hubby and my future needs; (4) Try to determine those in greatest need to assist with the remaining $200,000. You know, I don't know why people even dream this way because acquiring such large sums of money is remote for most of us. Yet, it is a fun thing to do, don't you think (I would be interested to see what some of you would say to this question)? Money doesn't make you happy; however, the good things one could do with it could certainly spread a lot of joy. I never understood why there are jackpots involving millions and millions. Why not split them into small amounts and spread a lot more joy around? How much is enough? Couldn't we be satisfied with a little bit? I think I could. Watching Deal or No Deal this week and last week, I noticed how some were happy with a little while some really took big chances to get to the big bucks. Hmm...where would you stop and make a deal? I think I would be one of the "chickens" but I wouldn't mind finding out.

Off the Premises

I have worked so hard today! (yeah, right...I have a lady who comes in every 3 or 4 weeks and helps out with the cleaning). Actually, the days she comes, I do next to nothing other than run around (I do help her change the bed linens though). I think having this type of help is wonderful and well worth the money. To me, it just gives me a real feeling of contentment to come in and smell the clean rooms, see everything in its place, and know that it will stay this way for at least, say, maybe 24 hours. But then, I've always heard that a house is not a home until it is lived in and full of love. I do try to stay out of A's way when she's cleaning so it's best for me to leave the premises.

I went to lunch with one of my friends who won't retire from her full-of-pressure finance job (although she could have 4 years ago). She was not a happy camper today and she even begged me to come work for her part time; me! the one who has trouble balancing a checkbook! The biggest decision I had to make today was trying to figure out what to eat for lunch, and with that, I didn't have to do any counting; it's very difficult to determine what's legal. I know my choices were not good: a house salad and a baked potato, too much white I think. (Maybe I did have to count a little bit, carbs that is). I remember when I could go out and eat anything and everything I wanted; the amazing thing was that I never put on a single pound! I didn't hit 100 pounds until I was in my 5th month of pregnancy with my first child; the day I delivered, I only weighed 113! Oh, the good old days! In some ways, I guess pudgy is okay; the main down side of this is that health problems can and will occur. Thank goodness, I gave up smoking one and a half years ago because that causes even more health problems. In fact, we were told in our class yesterday that of all the diabetics who have faced amputations, 95% of them are smokers! (I'm hoping I quit in time; I also hope that if any of you blogees read this that you, too, will forego the pleasures of smoking. The side effects are just not worth the pleasure, I'm learning).

A Lick and a Promise!

I'm going to try to get through this blog before Mr. Netscape decides to shut down again. This has happened to me about 8 times so far today. I cannot get through reading my mail, reading my favorite blogs, or blogging before everything disappears. I know, I know, I need a new computer but I just don't want to fork out the money for a new one right now. I am so used to this one, I'm not sure that I'm literate enough to even learn how to use another.

Don has been gone to visit his brother today so I decided that I wanted to get some exercise outside (that's unusual for me). I decided to wash our SUV, or the little car, as Don calls it. When I began washing it, I realized that name is incorrect. I cannot even stand on the running board and reach the roof! (This is a Ford Escape I'm talking about too!). I'm very short so I did the best I could with the few inches I have and, as my mom always said, "Give it a good lick and a promise", so that's what I did. It looks pretty good but the main thing is that I got some much-needed exercise. Tomorrow, I attend my third Diabetes class and they will be talking about exercise (Bring it on; I'm ready).

Did you watch the Ellen Degeneres Show today? Even though I personally don't agree with her lifestyle, I do like her show. This morning she went through the audience and took everyone's cell phone from them, laid them out on a table, and throughout her show, when a phone rang, she would answer it. She was upset because California came in second (Florida was first) in the use of cell phones so she was doing something about it! I don't know how she comes up with all of her foolishness but I think she's a hoot! And, most importantly, there is nothing like a good laugh to get your morning going for you. I have found that when I laugh I feel better all day. Make me laugh.

The Day for a Hero

Another night with little sleep. I think I had my mind on the motorhome repairs and other insignificant things. I was also trying to figure out why one of my diabetes meters is reading 20 points higher than the other one when they both pass the control test for normalcy. (Maybe I will just keep using the one with the low reading and make myself feel better, with or without accuracy. I know that the A1C is the real measure anyway). I guess I'm going through a phase of not needing much shuteye and that's okay. That just gives me more time to do other things that I like to do (or don't like to do), ie, cleaning, washing, etc. I did get some cleaning done in my closet and some washing done as well.

Today was the day for a hero in a couple of ways. Don celebrated his birthday today but he worked hard around the house. He wanted to seal the driveway before the rains come. He is also losing weight and trying to exercise a lot every day; his definition of evercise is to work extremely hard, physical labor that is. Tonight my daughter called and said she heard noises outside her house so Don, my superhero, gets his pistol (mine rather), puts on his holster, and walks over to check things out. He found nothing so we think it was probably just road noise or perhaps a two-year-old who was not ready to give up the fight and go to sleep. Don was excited to play the hero anyway; the only thing that would have made him happier probably would have been Trigger or Champion standing at a hitching post awaiting the ride through the lonely and dark pass. That little excitement probably just put the icing on his cake...Yea for all the heroes, especially mine!

Wide Awake!

Today has been "Celebrate your Birthday" day. One of my very best friends had a birthday yesterday so today I treated her to lunch at a most delightful tea room. Another of our friends came in, saw us and joined our celebration. We then had to do a bit of shopping at JC Penney's. Tomorrow is Don's birthday so I invited Kendra and her family to join us as I treated Don to a night out. He chose to dine at the nearby Mexican restaurant. Now I am totally stuffed and it has been 5 hours since dinner! I'm afraid I won't be getting much sleep tonight. What do you do when you have a night of wakefulness? I will probably enjoy ebay awhile, read for an hour, then lie in bed and watch some sitcom reruns. Many nights the half-hour shows will make me tired and I will finally drift off to sleep; however, I'm not sure tonight will be one of those nights. I have never had success with drinking milk, cold or warm. Sheep don't like to jump my fences. The most successful technique that I use was suggested by a former pastor of my parents. He suggested that I think of the most unpleasant, least favorite chore that I need to perform (ie, wash windows, clean out closets, etc) and tell yourself that you are going to get up right then and go do that chore. He says that you will go to sleep every time! You know, it actually works for me most of the time. (My sister says that it doesn't work for her because she then thinks she needs to get up and go to work. It certainly doesn't have that effect on me!).

Do you ever fall asleep while talking to the Lord? That is so embarrassing. I once told a pastor about that problem that I sometimes have and his response was this: "Can you think of anyone else you would rather be talking with?" Well, I cannot; however, I should be able to stay awake through my prayers. God doesn't go to sleep on me. He's always there and I am so thankful that He is.

Good night. May God bless you and yours real good!

You're Too late, Mr. Adjuster

What a beautiful day in the South! The sun was bright, yet the temperature was a pleasant 72 degrees. I loved it!
This morning while Don was visiting with his brother, the insurance adjuster finally called about the RV dents after we waited 8 days to hear from him. We were told last Wednesday that the adjuster would be contacting us within 2-4 days. Yesterday, Don spent most of the day talking with the insurance people. Since we had heard nothing, the big boss told Don to go ahead and get the parts he needed, have the repairs done, and send him the bills. When the adjuster called this morning, he told me his name and asked where I lived; I, in turn, asked him who wanted to know. Then he told me he was our adjuster and would be by in an hour. I informed him that his boss had told us what to do and send everything to him. Mr. A. then said that he never received the word to act as our adjuster until today. Funny, his boss informed us last Thursday of this decision. Even his boss couldn't find him all day yesterday; sounds fishy to me. Mr A seemed relieved not to have to come by but still insisted that we send him the paperwork but I continued to refuse saying that his boss had not told us to do something different. We don't think he should get credit for doing something which he had no part in. What do you think? My guess is that we will hear nothing else from him unless he hears that we sent the paperwork somewhere else and he won't get his "due" from it. One has to work to get what is due you; that's what I say. It's not in our plan to feed him steak when he didin't even work for a hamburger. Does that sound cruel?

Cut to the Quick (or, Quick, Don't Cut)

Last week I went to my bank and had my picture made and did all the paperwork to receive a new credit card which would bear my picture (I think this is a great idea and hopefully, will cut back on fraud too). Well, today I received my new credit card in the mail. I was so excited that I immediately went to my wallet, retrieved my card, reached for the scissors, and began to destroy the old card. Wasn't that what I was supposed to do? Of course it was! I did what I was supposed to do; however, I failed to look at the credit card closely. When I took a second look, which was two-thirds the way through my cutting, I saw, in small print, the word, "Check Card". I had shredded the wrong card! After sharing a good laugh with Don, I called the bank and told them what I had done. They, too, had a good laugh at my expense. No harm done, however, a new cash card will be sent to me in a few days. This was told to me after they teased me by saying I would not be able to access my checking account until after Christmas! I knew this was a joke. Kendra told me yesterday to buy a hearing aid; now she will be telling me to have my glasses changed! What do you think, Frannie? (Eyes are your forte)

Read a Book

I wouldn't say that the day has been wasted but it seems that we have been on the computer or phone all day thus far. As I mentioned in an earlier blog, Don had an accident with our motorcoach last week; a minor scrape was made along the left side about 9 feet long. Now, we are in the process of fussing (discussing) with the insurance company about getting the repairs done. It seems that the adjusters know nothing about appraising RV damages but they don't bother to contact us; therefore, we have been talking to the dealers, the manufacturer, and even some repair shops. Since the insurance company folks dropped the ball, we were told to do what we wanted and they will pay the bill. That's fine and good but why didn't they tell us this last week so that we could begin to do our investigations, etc.? We may could have even had the RV fixed by now. Don thinks that he will order the parts so that we will have them ready when the repairman gets ready. There is always a lag in getting things done there in a timely manner too, as you well know if you have ever had anything fixed. The leaves will be changing very soon and the colors will be in their glory. That means that Don will want to go the mountains to view this spectacular sight again.

I am still enjoying Beverly Lewis's books and highly recommend them to other readers. Right now, I'm reading "The Postcard", the first in a set of two. The setting is in Bird-in-Hand, PA and the main characters are Amish. Suggestion: read a book...it's relaxing and entertaining.

Year-Round Schools...Yea or Nay?

Have you ever been alone in your home or apartment and become sick? Did you wish you had your mom or some significant other with you during that time? I just talked with my single son who lives alone in another city and discovered that he is experiencing some sickness, flu or some such virus. He didn't say that he wanted someone with him and I am sure that he is fine; however, as any normal mom would feel, I wanted to be there with him to help meet his needs. I know that he's a grown man and will do fine but that old "mother hen" complex kicks in. Do we ever turn loose completely? I don't know any moms, or dads for that matter, who don't want to help their children in their times of need.

The major news today seemed to have been focusing on year-round schools. The adjoining county's board of education met to decide if year-round schools would be best for several of their middle schools. Parents were presenting their pros and cons but the board decided that 3 of them would change to this system. I have mixed feelings about this but I do believe that it is more cost effective, that this can alleviate some of the overcrowded conditions. I also believe that, if such an arrangement is present, that parents who oppose the plan should at least be allowed to transport their children to the school of their choice. I understand that some states who were deeply involved in year-round schools have recently reverted to the traditional nine-month plan. So much of education works in cycles, usually in about 7 year cycles. One year, children are homogeneously grouped, the next year, heterogenous grouping is best, Children are mainstreamed one year, self-contained the next; back and forth, forth and back. I have learned that children will learn despite us. What's your view?

Our "Pride of the Future"

Folks, the reunion turned out great! And the DVD was a big hit too! In fact, about one-half of the people in attendance want their own copies so that's my next project, getting copies made and distributed. Three of the young people, men at that, decided that the families should continue the reunions each year; therefore, with some coercion, they agreed to take the reins and will be planning one for next year. I think this is great! One thing that impressed me with the attendance this year was the high number of young people present! I would estimate that of the 90 people present, at least 60 of them were under the age of 45. This is really showing a new trend. I believe the young people are turning back to their roots and family morals. What a thrill it was to see them being so friendly to all the older adults, waiting on many of the elderly, and taking initiative after the luncheon to assist in the cleaning of the building. This has never been the case in the past; it's always been the older ones cleaning and being the last to leave the premises. What a wonderful bunch of young people we have in our family and I'm so proud of all of them. It absolutely does the heart good to be a part of this devotion and to witness the "pride of the future" as they begin to fulfill their responsibilities. Parents are playing a significant role in this turnaround as are grandparents but it's the young people themselves who have taken the initiative. What a wonderful Sunday I experienced!

Back in Gear I Hope

If things could go wrong they will seem to do so at a most inconvenient time; however, everything is working out fine now. Today, I have been busy preparing food for the reunion tomorrow (all of that went fine). Then I had to run to the florist and pick up some flowers for those who have lost loved ones this year. I decided to purchase some of the most gorgeous roses, a beautiful peachy color. Problem was, they decided to open their petals too much too soon. By tonight, their petals were curling! That's right! And I had them in water as the florist had suggested (I was doing everything right). At 8:30 PM, I decided I had better do something or we would have roses with few petals by 1:00 PM tomorrow. I talked to my sister-in-law and we decided a trip to Wally World would be the only thing we could do at such a late hour. But, first, I decided to call the florist just to see if I could get a response. What do you know! They had an emergency number to call. We decided this was, or at least was getting closer to an emergency so I called her. She immediately said that she would meet me at the shop in half an hour. I was to bring the roses for her to see. When she saw them she did agree that their life of beauty was short-lived indeed! We than decided to play it safe for tomorrow, so she gave me beautiful purple carnations instead (I was afraid to get any more roses). I was also given the tired roses back and told to enjoy their dying moments. (I did!) Now, I'm finally ready with all last-minute things accomplished for the reunion. I only found one error in the 15-minute DVD that we made so I will try to get that corrected this week, but not for tomorrow! Everything else seems to be on go...finally! I am about tired of this. Perhaps I can get my brain back in gear now. I just must get out of neutral!!

Jumping the Track

I had a nice surprise today when my daughter called and said she would be coming in this afternoon to spend the night with us. From here, she will go to visit her grandmother and help her out since she is virtually blind. All of us enjoyed the evening together with Kendra and her family joining in. Clay didn't want to go home when Livvy and her dad went so he stayed with us. Playing alone wasn't too much fun so he had me playing pool with him and he was so cute trying to get the balls in the pockets. Later, when it was time for him to go home, he spotted the toy castle which I had bought for an older grandson and he was all excited about playing with that. I told him we would play with it tomorrow but he was unhappy about not being able to play tonight. he's probably home in bed right now dreaming of dragons and knights! As for me, I'm ready to do the same. Marty has just retired after doing some of her fancy kick boxing and topping it off with some yoga. I'm tired now (just from watching her).

I seem to be at a lull when deciding what to write about. My creativity seems to have left me. Perhaps soon I will be back on track (I feel like I've jumped it). I feel like the bank commercial in which the little lady is told to roll when she jumps off the train; well, she didn't show us a very graceful landing when she jumped and that's where I am right now. Please don't give up on me. I'll try to come up with more interesting topics.

Ach Oh!! Oh no!

What a day this has turned out to be. I awoke this morning to the beautiful rainy day and looking forward to a day of leisure...not! Don had to take the motorcoach to the CATERPILLAR place to have the engine checked. He had to have it there by 7:30 this morning and it was raining quite hard at the time. When he arrived at the CAT parking lot, he made a right turn into the bay area. Unfortunately, he turned too sharp and hit the front bumper of a Ford 250 pickup that was parked too close to the entrance way. Don didn't realize that he had struck the vehicle until he had traveled about 10 feet; therefore, there was damage along the side of the RV for 10 feet! I haven't seen it yet since the CAT people wanted to keep it to do the troubleshooting on the engine. The adjuster will be here the first of the week to appraise the damage then we will have to locate a good body shop to repair the damages. Don says we will probably need a new compartment door for one thing. So, now, I suppose we will be home for some time awaiting the completion of repairs and everyone knows how slowly that takes place. We never outgrow the waiting game.

I have almost completed all my plans for the family reunion Sunday but was delayed today due to the aforementioned problems. The DVD we prepared looks pretty good although, if I had more time, I would make some changes.

I still say today has been a beautiful day. I do love rainy days except for accidents that may occur. I just thank the Lord for every single day He is giving me. What about you?

Do What You Got to Do!

Yesterday wasn't so bad at all. My diabetes education class turned out to be quite interesting. The instructors even served us a rather tasty snack! I'm hoping that the information presented will be helpful to all of us 5 students. A few of them have a much more serious problem than I and their blood sugar levels are quite a bit higher than mine. One has been a diabetic for 1 year; one for 20 years, and the rest are recently diagnosed. I don't mind attending the three remaining sessions and hope they will be as informative as the first. Each remaining session will be taught by instructors who have different specialties so that should make it more interesting.

Today, I was busy working on the program for the family reunion coming up on Sunday. It's looking pretty good so far. We hope to finish our preparations tomorrow (we really don't have much choice, do we?) Once that is over I will be able to concentrate on my scrapbooking and other interests. With our high school class reunion coming up next year, our fiftieth, I will need to see about getting involved with the group working on that project. I'm also on the committee representing our class for our big school reunion planned for next year. That committee will soon become quite busy I'm sure. And I cannot forget that Don will be wanting to go camping many times before all of this happens. As my brother-in-law always said, "everyone's got to do what he's got to do." That's me, too...I have to do what I have to do.

Say Yes to Camping

I had a thrill today! My daughter called and asked if we would like to keep the grandchildren for a couple of hours this afternoon. I was so excited to see them come in (I had not seen them since our return from our trip). Evidently, Clay forgot about the telephone because he ran right past it and headed for the toy box. Then, Livvy came running in after him. They played so well with the various toys while I fixed their dinner. (Can you believe these three-year-olds requested salad for their dinner! I gave them some along with some other things as well). After their dessert, they wanted to go outside and play on their motorcycles and they had a ball! If I had a small amount of their energy, I am sure that I would lose all my extra weight plus! Livvy kept wanted her PaPa to build a fire but he told her we would have to wait to the temperature dropped. An hour later, she ran up to him and said, "Is it cool enough yet for my campfire? It's not hot anymore". She even told him where she wanted him to build the campfires later. Those two love to camp about as much as their mom I think. I remember when they were small and we camped in a Coleman pop-up. In fact, we went across country for 6+ weeks. Our two youngest children dammed every stream we camped on across these 3000 miles. We often built campfires just to keep away the mosquitoes or to cook marshmallows or hot dogs. Oh, what great times they were; memories were made that are so dear to my heart today. Thank God for families, togetherness, and campers! If ever you have the opportunity to camp with your beloved children or grandchildren, just say yes...you will be blessed with wonderful memories that will live in your and your family's hearts and minds.

A Changed Time for Us

Tomorrow morning, I begin my diabetes education classes which will be held each Tuesday morning for 3 hours at the nearby hospital. I am still in denial about having diabetes and everyone that I have been telling about my blood sugar level agrees that mine is very small if I do indeed have Type 2 Diabetes. Perhaps I will know even more after tomorrow's class. Even if I don't have it, at least the class could be helpful. I love to learn anyway so why not learn more about this rampant disease.

Do you remember what you were doing 5 years ago on this date? One of the networks has been talking with folks about their memories of that dreaded day and how America changed as a result of those horrible attacks. I do recall that I was with my sister who had a doctor's appointment. I dropped her off at the office and I drove over to a used car dealership to look at his cars. While standing in his office chatting with the owner's son, the owner rushed in, turned on the TV, and told us there was a plane crash. This was quite a frightening time for everyone. Don had gone to the nearby military base to the commissary when he heard the news. The base was immediately closed to all traffic. Today, our country is still sitting on edge wondering if something else may occur, especially since we are still receiving information of possible attacks. Yes, America has changed in the past 5 years. I do pray that we are more concerned about the welfare of our neighbors, that we are one in our desires to keep America free, and that we will continue to do as our forefathers by putting our trust in God.

First, I need to suggest that you flip over to my daughter's blog and see the portrait she has done of my granddaughter. I am so proud of her talents and am sure that you will agree that Kendra has artistic abilities (which I don't have, by the way). Scroll over to the side and find the link called, Kendra's Blog and click on that and see if you agree with me.

Today, I have tried to catch up on washing from our week away from home. Don couldn't believe that we had so many dirty clothes; however, I reminded him that we dirty clothes no matter where we are. I usually wash in the RV if we are gone more than a week but this time I didn't so I had more to wash.

I had a most unpleasant shock this morning when I received our electric bill. I shouldn't have been too shocked, however, since the bill last month was extremely outrageous! Something has to be wrong; our bill in July increased $240 over June's bill! Now, our August bill is $250 higher than June and that was with our being away 7 days! Don says the weather has been much hotter but I don't think so. The bill has never been anywhere near this high in our hottest months. I believe there is something wrong causing the increase (ie, faulty air conditioners, etc). I do know that one of our AC's was out for several months; therefore, the bill should be less, wouldn't you think? Anyway, I went around the house cutting off all electrical equipment that I possibly could and the TV's have been off almost all day (exception was for the news early this morning). I hope this will make a difference this month. After all, once again, we have been gone 8 days during this meter reading.

I have heard little of the 9/11 ceremonies taking place today, but in my heart I have felt much sadness for these families who lost loved ones on that day. I pray that God will keep our country safe today and every day. May we never forget that He holds us in His loving arms, that His Will shall be done in all things...May God Continue to Bless America.

9 Days Later

Nine days later and I'm back at home. Don't ask me for how long because I really can't tell you. It will be up to Don and I figure it won't be more than 4 weeks before he will be ready to go again. We are having a reunion next Sunday so I know we will be around until after that. After arriving home and seeing the way our grass has grown, I know that he won't be ready to go for awhile. Plus, I believe there are some other things he will want to take care of. Oh yes, I forgot; I have to attend a four-week diabetes education seminar beginning Tuesday morning. I doubt that we will leave until that is completed (although Don could decide to take some short trip leaving on Wednesday and returning on Monday). I will just have to keep you informed.

I hope all of you had a wonderful and safe Labor Day. Ours was fine. We spent the time in the North Carolina mountains and attended the BBQ Rally sponsored by the RV dealer for all of his current customers. Music was provided Thursday through Saturday nights, along with a bonfire each night. On Saturday, the day was planned with children in mind. There were hay rides, games, clowns, magicians, mechanical bull rides, a ventriloquist, and much more. Breakfast was provided on Saturday morning and a BBQ supper on Saturday night. Many prizes were given away (we only won a very, very small one but some of them were very large, including TV's, battery-operated scooters, trailer hitch, fenders from NASCAR Kurt Busch's car #2 Martin Truex's #1, and even a $500 shopping spree!) Maybe next year, we will be the lucky winner...Hmm, did I say that last year and the year before?

Rush...Rush...Rush

Well, Don says we will be leaving early in the morning on our camping trip so I have been busy trying to get everything ready. First off, I had to get rid of all this stuff for our family reunion; but, that was really a relief! I felt 50 pounds lighter after handing it over to the technologist. I'm pretty close to being ready now.

My son stopped by this afternoon for a couple of hours before leaving to go to his college ama mater's football game. As my mom used to say, he blew in and out like a "blowfly". I was glad to see him though even for a short time. Everyone is always in such a rush.

So far as I know, there will be no WIFI at the park. I guess this will be the last blog for awhile but we plan to return on Sunday, Sept. 10. In the meantime, I hope that you will have a great Labor Day. Enjoy the fireworks but, above all, stay safe.